Funeral Decorations for King Louis XVI of France, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined off-white laid paper, A variation of the sceheme of 1938-88-1301. The flames burn above roudn altars. There are more steps below the central part. The doorcase is laterally framed by pedestals, whose upper shorter parts are divided by mouldings from the lower ones. The front of the upper is decorated with a festoon. Upon them are sitting female allegories, and they support the pediment of a sarcophagus above the door. The round shaft of the upper pedestal rises without a base; it bears the inscription. On top is a variation of 1938-88-1309 with the right putto sitting upon the base., Rome, Italy, 1793, architecture, Drawing, Drawing
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Funeral Decorations, King Louis XVI, France, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, Pen, brown ink, brush, brown wash, lined off-white laid paper, variation, sceheme, 1938-88-1301, flames burn, roudn altars, steps, central part, doorcase, laterally framed, pedestals, upper shorter parts, divided, mouldings, lower ones, front, upper, decorated, festoon, Upon, sitting female allegories, support, pediment, sarcophagus, door, round shaft, upper pedestal rises, base, bears, inscription, top, variation, 1938-88-1309, right putto sitting upon, base, Rome, Italy, 1793, architecture, Drawing, Drawing
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